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羅馬字

简罗马字 · 繁羅馬字

Mandarin · pinyin luó mǎ zì

the Latin alphabet

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字: zì · letter, character, word
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–4 · luo2 ma3 zi4

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noun

the Latin alphabet; roman letters
romanization
rōmaji (the standard Japanese 26-character Latin script)
romaja (a representation of Korean in Latin script)

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